Reduction-in-force (RIF) rights are not my favorite topic because I only feel compelled to write about them when it appears that layoffs are eminent. However, since the budget proposals of the governor, Senate and House each provide for differing numbers of state facilities to be closed, it’s hard to dodge the topic, especially since one RIF right is currently in a state of confusion that our members need to know how to navigate.
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Members can now see clearly for less thanks to more affordable vision coverage from SEANC Insurance. SEANC’s Insurance Board of Trustees and staff recently negotiated with Spectera for a 5 percent decrease on premiums for members.
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The SEANC Scholarship Foundation announced this week that it will award 41 statewide scholarships this year at totaling $33,500.
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SEANC's Youth Council rolled up its sleeves and pitched in for a worthy cause last month, donating time and money to the State Employees' Credit Union Family House in Chapel Hill.
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On March 20, Gov. Pat McCrory released his first budget, a $20.6 billion document containing a 1-percent pay raise and a 1-percent retiree cost-of-living adjustment.
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SEANC Lobbyists Mitch Leonard and Chuck Stone, working with the SEANC Retiree Council and Membership Committee, have embarked on a tour of the state to educate retirees on issues directly affecting them and gain feedback on how to better serve their needs.
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SEANC member Dan Efird wrote a letter to the editor of the Courier-Tribune of Asheboro cautioning taxpayers on the dangers of privatizing the N.C. Zoological Park. The letter was published in the July 29, 2012, issue of the Courier-Tribune.
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Gov. Beverly Perdue announced this morning her decision to veto the state budget the General Assembly passed last week, leaving a 1.2-percent pay raise for actives and a 1-percent cost-of-living adjustment for retirees in limbo. It's now up to the General Assembly to override the veto.
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Both houses of the General Assembly approved a budget compromise that included a 1.2-percent pay raise for active state employees and a 1-percent cost-of-living adjustment for retirees. The plan has been sent to Gov. Beverly Perdue.
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This week the Senate passed its version of the state budget, and it contained some glimpses of hope for state employees and retirees.
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